Reference News Network reported on January 5 that several species have survived on our planet for millions of years, but 2018 has become the year when they officially disappeared.
According to the USA Today website reported on January 2, the International Bird Federation reported that scientists said that three species of birds have gone extinct this year, two of which are songbirds from northeastern Brazil - the Anchovy Tree Hunting Finches and the Nord's Leaf Picker finches.
According to the International Bird Federation, another bird that went extinct in 2018 is the Mushima Honeyfinches in Hawaii, which have not been seen in the wild since 2004 (the last bird to be kept in captivity also died in the same year).
Stuart Barthart, chief scientist at the International Bird Federation and lead author of the paper, said a disturbing trend is that continental species are beginning to become more likely to become more likely to become extinct than island species, saying in the report: "Ninety percent of birds that have gone extinct for centuries have been island species. ”
"However, our findings suggest that a rising wave of extinctions is sweeping across the continent," he said. The main reason is the loss and degradation of habitats due to unsustainable agricultural expansion and logging. ”
The Spikes Macaw, best known for the 2011 animated film Rio Adventure, however, the Spikes Macaw in the wild is now extinct, with only a few dozen captured Spike Macaws still alive.
In addition to birds, other animals, such as the small-headed porpoise and the northern white rhinoceros, are also close to extinction.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said: "The porpoise is the most endangered marine mammal in the world. Less than 30 animals are still alive in the wild. ”
According to the Mashapur website, the last male northern white rhino died in a kenyan wildlife sanctuary last March, and now only two female white rhinos remain.
According to the U.S. Center for Biodiversity, Earth is "now in the sixth mass extinction period of 500 million years of flora and fauna."
The group argues that "the current extinction of species is the most serious since the extinction of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago." While species extinction is a natural phenomenon, the rate of extinction of 'nature' is about 1 to 5 species per year. Scientists estimate that the current rate of species extinction is 1,000 to 10,000 times the 'natural' rate of extinction. (Compilation/Wu Mei)